ANCHORAGE, Alaska, August 5, 2024 – Six hospitals in Alaska are among the more than 3,000 nationwide that participate in the American Heart Association’s Get With The Guidelines® and other programs to improve outcomes for Americans who experience heart disease or stroke.
Heart disease and stroke are the No. 1 and No. 5 causes of death in the United States, respectively. These health crises require swift and proven treatment to ensure the best outcomes for patients. The American Heart Association, celebrating 100 years of work to advance health and hope for everyone, everywhere, sets the standards for high-quality, science-based care and access that all patients deserve.
“Every 40 seconds, someone in America has a stroke or heart attack,” said Kristin George, executive director, American Heart Association, Alaska. “High-quality care should be accessible to all, and sites awarded through the Get With The Guidelines program help work toward our shared vision of health and hope for everyone, everywhere.”
These annual awards are a great opportunity to celebrate how the American Heart Association is working toward the 2024 Health Impact Goal and the guiding values of “Bringing Science to Life” and “Improving and Extending People’s Lives.”
The science of the American Heart Association sets the standards for high-quality care, and access to that care is something that all patients deserve. Each year, the American Heart Association recognizes hospitals across the country for consistently following up-to-date, research-based guidelines to ensure all patients have access to the best practices and lifesaving care.
These awards are issued for:
- Get With The Guidelines – Stroke
- Get With The Guidelines – Heart Failure
- Get With The Guidelines – Resuscitation
- Get With The Guidelines – AFib
- Get With The Guidelines – Coronary Artery Disease
Hospitals can also receive simultaneous recognition through the Mission: Lifeline®, Target: Stroke℠, Target: Heart Failure℠ and Target: Type 2 Diabetes℠ programs, as well as for being a Primary Stroke Center or Comprehensive Stroke Center.
In Alaska, six hospitals were recognized this year:
- Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium
- GWTG Resuscitation Award: Silver (Adult, Pediatric)
- GWTG Stroke Award: Silver Plus
- Alaska Regional Hospital
- GWTG Stroke Award: Gold Plus
- GWTG Stroke Award: Target Stroke Elite Plus Honor Roll
- GWTG Stroke Award: Type 2 Diabetes™ Honor Roll
- Central Peninsula Hospital
- GWTG Coronary Artery Disease Award: Rural STEMI Silver
- Fairbanks Memorial Hospital
- GWTG Resuscitation Award: Silver (Pediatric)
- GWTG Stroke Award: Gold Plus
- GWTG Stroke Award: Type 2 Diabetes™ Honor Roll
- Mat-Su Regional Medical Center
- GWTG Coronary Artery Disease Award: Gold Receiving
- GWTG Coronary Artery Disease Award: Type 2 Diabetes™ Honor Roll
- GWTG Coronary Artery Disease Award: Rural STEMI Silver
- GWTG Stroke Award: Gold Plus
- GWTG Stroke Award: Target: Stroke™ Honor Roll
- GWTG Stroke Award: Type 2 Diabetes™ Honor Roll
- GWTG Stroke Award: Rural Silver
- Providence Alaska Medical Center
- GWTG Stroke Award: Gold Plus
- GWTG Stroke Award: Target: Stroke™ Elite Honor Roll
- GWTG Stroke Award: Target: Type 2 Diabetes™ Honor Roll
Learn more about the American Heart Association’s Get with the Guidelines program at heart.org/getwiththeguidelines.
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About the American Heart Association
The American Heart Association is a relentless force for a world of longer, healthier lives. We are dedicated to ensuring equitable health in all communities. Through collaboration with numerous organizations, and powered by millions of volunteers, we fund innovative research, advocate for the public’s health and share lifesaving resources. The Dallas-based organization has been a leading source of health information for a century. During 2024 - our Centennial year - we celebrate our rich 100-year history and accomplishments. As we forge ahead into our second century of bold discovery and impact our vision is to advance health and hope for everyone, everywhere. Connect with the American Heart Association in Alaska on heart.org/Alaska, Facebook, Instagram, X or by calling 1-800-AHA-USA1.
About Get With The Guidelines
Get With The Guidelines® is the American Heart Association/American Stroke Association’s hospital-based quality improvement program that provides hospitals with the latest research-based guidelines. Developed with the goal of saving lives and hastening recovery, Get With The Guidelines has touched the lives of more than 14 million patients since 2001. For more information, visit heart.org.
For Media Inquiries:
Lily Gordon: lily.gordon@heart.org
For Public Inquiries: 1-800-AHA-USA1 (242-8721)
heart.org and stroke.org